Berglas Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

Health and economic consequences of changing federal and state policies on reproductive health.

PROJECT SUMMARY In June 2022, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federally protected right to abortion established by Roe v Wade almost 50 years ago. In response to this decision, 26 states are poised to limit abortion access, affecting approximately 36 million women of reproductive age and an unknown number of trans men and non- binary people capable of pregnancy. The consequences of this dramatic shift in access to legal abortion in the U.S. are unknown, and comparisons to circumstances before Roe are insufficient for understanding the potential implications of the momentous policy change. Today, residents of states that do not offer legal abortion services are faced with the…

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